Chapter 8: Demon of Legend Village
Ash and Gary have been visited by a monster and are investigating Jeanette's scream.
"Jeanette! What's wrong?! Are you okay?!" yells Ash.
"Of course she isn't. It got her and now it'll get us." says Gary. "Let's just run and say we never heard her."
"Gary! Snap out of it!" yells Ash as he slaps Gary. "Get *slap* ahold *slap* of yourself *slap*!"
"Okay, okay, I'm good now. Thanks for that."
"Ahhhh!"
"Every man for himself!" yells Gary as he attempts to run away.
"Oh, no, you don't! We've gotta save Jeanette!"
Ash and Gary find Jeanette's cabin and step inside. The door is open, and it's pitch dark inside.
"Jeanette, are you in here?" asks Ash.
"Jeanette, hurry up and come here!" yells Gary.
"Wait, I think I heard something coming from that room." says Ash.
Ash and Gary go inside the room to see the silhouette of the beast standing in front of Jeanette's bed with her cowering under the covers.
"Get away from her!" yelled Ash.
"Rawwr!"
The monster becomes enraged and runs toward the duo.
"Ruuuuuuun!" yelled Gary.
The monster chases them into the kitchen where Gary thinks of an idea.
"Hey, welcome to Ash and Gary's bistro." he says as he sits the thing down. "What would you like, good sir?"
"Ra Ra Rar Rar Rara?"
"Why, of course we have veal of Tauros. Let me tell the chef what you've ordered."
Moments later, Ash appears in a chef outfit with a plate of food.
"Thanks for coming, my most abominable customer. Here is the meal you've ordered."
"Rawwr."
Just as the monster begins to dig in, it realizes that there's a stick of dynamite in the food.
"Oh, rawr." *Boom*
"High five, Ash." says Gary.
"Uh, Gary…" says Ash as he points behind behind Gary.
"Rawwr!"
"Gary, that plan was at the level of a hairy, skinny guy and a talking dog. Now run!"
After a Scooby Doo-like chase scene, they escape the monster.
"Woo, we finally lost it!" says Gary.
"Yeah..." says Ash.
"Guys!" yells someone running toward them.
"Huh? Oh, it's Jeanette! Are you okay?" said Ash.
"Yes! Thank you for saving me!"
"Oh, it was nothing. I mean, Ash was screaming like a little girl, but I got him to man up and help me save you." says Gary.
"Hehehe, very funny."
"Excuse me?! You guys over there!"
"Who's this?" asked Gary.
"Gideon! I knew you wouldn't let me be eaten by the monster." says Jeanette as she rushes to hug the man.
"Get off me, woman! I'm not Gideon! I'm Connor, his twin brother. Come on Jeanette, you know me!" said the man.
"S-sorry! Couldn't tell in the dark…"
"Wait, you said you saw a monster?"
"Yeah! We almost got ripped to shreds!" yelled Gary.
"That's why I'm out here in the middle of the night. To catch that thing." says Connor.
"Why?" asked Ash.
"Well, there's been some complaints recently about strange roars coming from the forest and even invasions of homes by the residents. And, since it is interfering with the tournament contestants, I was asked to investigate and terminate the problem. I believe it's a Pokemon, but I don't know what kind. I just hope it's not a Fairy."
"A what?" asks Gary.
"Oh, nothing. I just need to find it. Anyone see where it went?"
"Yeah, I think I saw it head toward the forest." said Jeanette.
"Okay, that makes sense. There have been sightings near a certain cave in the forest, so I'll check there."
"We can help you!" said Ash.
"Well, thank you. The more the merrier."
So, the search party starts to make their way toward the cave.
"Connor, if you're Gideon's twin brother, then that means you're the last vassal." said Ash.
"Guilty."
"So, you must be really strong."
"Guilty on all charges."
"So how did you become a vassal anyway?" Gary asked.
"Well, Gideon and I were traveling trainers. We were blowing through any challenge or Gym Leader that got in the way. So one day, while we were walking on a road, we saw this guy sleeping in a ditch. We woke him up and he asked 'Are you two trainers?' We said yes and he asked to battle us. In short, we got beaten down, rolled up and tossed aside; however, he said that he was willing to take us under his wing so we could become even stronger. So, we trained on this island for years until we became his two strongest apprentices. I am even better than Gideon."
"Wow." said Gary and Ash.
"Come on, no one's better than Gideon!" said Jeanette.
"Then why do I have this coffee mug that says '#1 Apprentice', huh?"
"You can by that at the dollar store!"
"Okay, you caught me. But I am the best vassal. Oh, here's the cave."
The party finally reached the cave. It was a huge cave that seemed to have no end.
"Geez, we've been walking in this cave for 10 minutes. When are we gonna find the monster. I can't believe I just said that." says Gary.
"Patience, young Oak. We'll find it in due time." says Connor.
"Hey, it looks like there's light up ahead." whispers Ash.
The party finally reaches the end of the cave, which is a room lit up by stones in the ceiling.
"Cool." says Ash.
"Those are Dawn Stones. This island's full of them. Wait, I think I saw something." says Connor.
In the corner, the monster comes out from behind a rock. The light is still too dim to identify it. Then, it notices the party and rushes toward them.
"Get away from me! Rhyperior, save me!" yelled Gary.
"Perior!"
"Use Rock Wrecker!"
Rhyperior tries to use Rock Wrecker, but the monster hits it with what looks like Superpower before it can.
"Rhy!"
"Stay strong, Rhyperior!"
"Wait, let's see what this thing is." said Connor. "Electrivire, use Flash!"
Connor sent out his Electrivire. It uses Flash and brightens the room. Then, everyone can see what the monster really is.
"A Druddigon? I can deal with this." says Connor. "Electrivire, Thunderpunch!"
Druddigon dodges Thunderpunch and uses Night Slash.
"Magnet Rise!"
Electrivire rises quickly into the air, avoiding Night Slash.
"Now, use Zap Cannon!"
"Drud!"
"Now you're paralyzed. Finish it with Giga Impact, Electivire."
"Gon!"
Druddigon is shaken, but it won't fall.
"You're still up? Well, in that case, go Poke ball!"
Connor throws a Poke ball and catches Druddigon.
"Well, mission complete." he says.
"Whoa! That was amazing! It looked like you and Electivire weren't even trying!" says Ash.
"Hmph. You ruined my chance to beat my fears into submission." said Gary.
"I'm not a vassal for nothing, Ash. And Gary, you will defeat your inhibitions someday. I can feel it."
"How, through the Force?" asked Gary.
"No, I have it in with the author."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Ash.
"Oh, nothing. Just crazy talk. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
"You mean this curtain?" asks Jeanette, pointing to a curtain that seems to cover up a secret room with the sound of typing coming from it.
"Yes! Don't go in there, you fool!"
"Ok." says Jeanette.
"Anyway, now that that's finished, I'd best go report to the Champion." says Connor.
"Already?! Well, thanks for solving the problem." says Ash.
"No problem. Always glad to help. Plus, I got that crick outta my neck. Oh, and Gary. You might wanna think about getting that mole removed."
Just as Connor said that, a mole crawled down Gary's back and scurried into the woods with everyone staring in disbelief.
"Huh? What? How? Ah, whatever." says Gary.
"I'd say that calls it a night. Goodnight everyone, and see you at the tourney." says Connor.
"Goodnight!" said everyone.
So after Connor leaves, Ash, Gary and Jeanette walk back to their cabins to try to get some sleep.
"Goodnight Gary."
"Goodnight Ash."
Ash and Gary get a goodnight's sleep and wake up early to get the early bird special at Snorlax and Slaking's™ with the rest of the gang.
"You two look really tired." says Paul. "Have a long night?"
"I don't wanna talk about it." says Gary. "I just want my Kalosian Toast."
"Your what?" asks Harrison.
"It's our world's French toast. You know, because the Kalos region is our France."
"Oh yeah, forgot about that."
"So what did happen last night? I heard screaming." says Trip.
"Well, we got chased around by a Druddigon that we thought was a demon all night." Says Ash.
"Oh, ok. Sounds pretty normal."
"Here you go, folks." says the waitress.
"Thank you." says everyone.
So, after eating some awesome breakfast at a great price, the gang went out to do some training.
"Hey, Ash and Gary," said Paul, "how 'bout you guys take on me and Tyson in a double battle."
"Sure!" says Ash.
"If you wanna lose that badly." said Gary.
"Alright, let's go!" yells Tyson.
The four remaining trainers out of our heroes still in the tournament are about to battle. Who will win, and will this training be enough? Find out next time.